About this location: Dogo Onsen
Dogo Onsen is one of Japan's oldest hot springs, with 3,000 years of history. The 1894 wooden three-story Dogo Onsen Honkan is an Important Cultural Property and one of the models for 'Spirited Away's' bathhouse. Nighttime illumination is magical.
Key features
- Dogo Onsen Honkan — built 1894, an Important Cultural Property; a wooden three-story building blending karahafu and chidori-hafu gables, with magical evening illumination
- Tsubaki-no-Yu and Asuka-no-Yu Spring — annex public baths; less crowded than the Honkan, easier to bathe in. Photography permitted only of exteriors
- Dogo Onsen Station — 1895 terminus of the Botchan Train, with a retro station house and tramway
- Yu Shrine and Isaniwa Shrine — old shrines watching over Dogo Onsen; Isaniwa's vermilion main hall (1667) is an Important Cultural Property
- Yuzuki Castle Ruins Park — the medieval mountain castle behind the onsen; cherry blossom site offering an overhead view including the Honkan
